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Ms. C. from GA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Supporting Student Success!

My students need 12 total copies of 5 different dystopian books for literature circles and free choice reading.

  • $172 goal

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Teaching at a rural high school in Georgia has been a challenge in ways I hadn't expected. Many students are passively resistant - rather than acting out (for the most part), they simply don't complete their work and often don't respond in class. By the time they enter my 10th-grade English II class, students have often been struggling for years. They self-identify as nonreaders, proudly proclaim that they "ain't read a book" in years, and know exactly how long they have until they're legally allowed to drop out.

These students typically haven't experienced success. They rarely get much choice in the work that's assigned to them. And as a result, it's highly unlikely that they'll continue their education after graduating - if they make it that far.

Current literacy research supports the 50/50 approach: 50% choice reading and 50% academic reading. I would like to create literature circles to read modern YA dystopian novels as we study Orwell's 1984 as a class. Students will have the opportunity to choose a recent, popular novel to read and discuss with their friends. The thematic connection in the lit-circle books will also help the students understand the ideas presented in 1984.

For struggling students, this opportunity to experience both choice and success can change the way they see themselves. Your support for this project can help these students succeed in this class, and may shift a student from 'passive resistance' to 'actively engaged' - more likely to complete high school and continue into college.

Ms. C.
Grades 9-12
  • Lafayette High School
  • La Fayette, GA
    • More than half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

    This project will reach 60 students.

    3 donors have given to this project.

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Rash Pete Hautman • Barnes and Noble $8.99 5 $44.95
Feed M. T. Anderson • Barnes and Noble $7.19 4 $28.76
Unwind Neal Shusterman • Barnes and Noble $13.59 1 $13.59
Catching Fire (Hunger Games Series #2) Suzanne Collins • Barnes and Noble $10.79 1 $10.79
Uglies Scott Westerfeld, Designed by Rodrigo Corral • Barnes and Noble $8.09 1 $8.09

Materials cost

$106.18

Vendor shipping charges

 $10.62

Sales tax

 $4.25

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.65

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$141.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$30.95

Total project goal

$171.95

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $171.95

1 Donor

-$82.88

Donations toward project cost

-$70.45

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.43

match offer

-$83.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$68.06

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.94

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$3.03

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 $0.00

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